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Li F, Cui C, Li C, Yu Y, Zeng Q, Li X, Zhao W, Dong J, Gao X, Xiang J, Zhang D, Wen S, Yang M. Cytology, metabolomics, and proteomics reveal the grain filling process and quality difference of wheat. Food Chem 2024; 457:140130. [PMID: 38943917 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.140130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Revised: 06/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/01/2024]
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Comparative proteomics and non-target metabolomics, together with physiological and microstructural analyses of wheat grains (at 15, 20, 25, and 30 days after anthesis) from two different quality wheat varieties (Gaoyou 5766 (strong-gluten) and Zhoumai 18) were performed to illustrate the grain filling material dynamics and to search for quality control genes. The differential expressions of 1541 proteins and 406 metabolites were found. They were mostly engaged in protein metabolism, stress/defense, energy metabolism, and amino acid metabolism, and the metabolism of stored proteins and carbohydrates was the major focus of the latter stages. The core proteins and metabolites in the growth process were identified, and the candidate genes for quality differences were screened. In conclusion, this study offers a molecular explanation for the establishment of wheat quality, and it aids in our understanding of the intricate metabolic network between different qualities of wheat at the filling stage.
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- Fang Li
- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China; Wheat Engineering Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China; Wheat Engineering Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China; Wheat Engineering Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China; Wheat Engineering Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China; Wheat Engineering Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China; Wheat Engineering Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China; Wheat Engineering Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China; Wheat Engineering Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China; Wheat Engineering Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Yangling 712100, China
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- Yili Normal University/Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Lavender Conservation and Utilization, Yili 830500, Xinjiang, China
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- Yili Normal University/Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Lavender Conservation and Utilization, Yili 830500, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China; Wheat Engineering Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Yangling 712100, China.
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China; Wheat Engineering Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Yangling 712100, China.
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Asad MAU, Yan Z, Zhou L, Guan X, Cheng F. How abiotic stresses trigger sugar signaling to modulate leaf senescence? PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2024; 210:108650. [PMID: 38653095 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Plants have evolved the adaptive capacity to mitigate the negative effect of external adversities at chemical, molecular, cellular, and physiological levels. This capacity is conferred by triggering the coordinated action of internal regulatory factors, in which sugars play an essential role in the regulating chloroplast degradation and leaf senescence under various stresses. In this review, we summarize the recent findings on the senescent-associated changes in carbohydrate metabolism and its relation to chlorophyl degradation, oxidative damage, photosynthesis inhibition, programmed cell death (PCD), and sink-source relation as affected by abiotic stresses. The action of sugar signaling in regulating the initiation and progression of leaf senescence under abiotic stresses involves interactions with various plant hormones, reactive oxygen species (ROS) burst, and protein kinases. This discussion aims to elucidate the complex regulatory network and molecular mechanisms that underline sugar-induced leaf senescence in response to various abiotic stresses. The imperative role of sugar signaling in regulating plant stress responses potentially enables the production of crop plants with modified sugar metabolism. This, in turn, may facilitate the engineering of plants with improved stress responses, optimal life span and higher yield achievement.
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- Muhmmad Asad Ullah Asad
- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Collaborative Innovation Centre for Modern Crop Production Co-sponsored by Province and Ministry, Nanjing, China.
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Zhang S, Ghatak A, Mohammadi Bazargani M, Kramml H, Zang F, Gao S, Ramšak Ž, Gruden K, Varshney RK, Jiang D, Chaturvedi P, Weckwerth W. Cell-type proteomic and metabolomic resolution of early and late grain filling stages of wheat endosperm. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2024; 22:555-571. [PMID: 38050335 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.14203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023]
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The nutritional value of wheat grains, particularly their protein and metabolite composition, is a result of the grain-filling process, especially in the endosperm. Here, we employ laser microdissection (LMD) combined with shotgun proteomics and metabolomics to generate a cell type-specific proteome and metabolome inventory of developing wheat endosperm at the early (15 DAA) and late (26 DAA) grain-filling stages. We identified 1803 proteins and 41 metabolites from four different cell types (aleurone (AL), sub-aleurone (SA), starchy endosperm (SE) and endosperm transfer cells (ETCs). Differentially expressed proteins were detected, 67 in the AL, 31 in the SA, 27 in the SE and 50 in the ETCs between these two-time points. Cell-type accumulation of specific SUT and GLUT transporters, sucrose converting and starch biosynthesis enzymes correlate well with the respective sugar metabolites, suggesting sugar upload and starch accumulation via nucellar projection and ETC at 15 DAA in contrast to the later stage at 26 DAA. Changes in various protein levels between AL, SA and ETC support this metabolic switch from 15 to 26 DAA. The distinct spatial and temporal abundances of proteins and metabolites revealed a contrasting activity of nitrogen assimilation pathways, e.g. for GOGAT, GDH and glutamic acid, in the different cell types from 15 to 26 DAA, which can be correlated with specific protein accumulation in the endosperm. The integration of cell-type specific proteome and metabolome data revealed a complex metabolic interplay of the different cell types and a functional switch during grain development and grain-filling processes.
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- Shuang Zhang
- Molecular Systems Biology Lab (MOSYS), Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- National Technique Innovation Center for Regional Wheat Production/Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology, Ministry of Agriculture/Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Molecular Systems Biology Lab (MOSYS), Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Vienna Metabolomics Center (VIME), University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Molecular Systems Biology Lab (MOSYS), Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- National Technique Innovation Center for Regional Wheat Production/Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology, Ministry of Agriculture/Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- National Technique Innovation Center for Regional Wheat Production/Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology, Ministry of Agriculture/Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Systems Biology and Biotechnology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Systems Biology and Biotechnology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia
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- National Technique Innovation Center for Regional Wheat Production/Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology, Ministry of Agriculture/Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Molecular Systems Biology Lab (MOSYS), Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Molecular Systems Biology Lab (MOSYS), Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Vienna Metabolomics Center (VIME), University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Wang X, Chen J, Hu L, Zhang J, Xiao F, Zhang S, Shao F, Huang L. Embryological observations on seed abortion in Hibiscus syriacus L. and physiological studies on nutrients, enzyme activity and endogenous hormones. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 23:665. [PMID: 38129795 PMCID: PMC10740302 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04669-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Under natural conditions, most Hibiscus syriacus L. individuals form very few mature seeds or the mature seeds that do form are of poor quality. As a result, seed yield is poor and seeds have low natural germinability. These phenomena strongly hinder utilization of the excellent germplasm resources of H. syriacus. The study has shown that pollen activity and stigma receptivity were high on the day of anthesis, and the pistils and stamens were fertile. Pollen release and stigma receptivity were synchronous. But in styles following self and cross-pollination, pollen tube abnormalities (distortion and twisting of the pollen tubes) and callose deposition were observed. Cross-pollinated pollen tubes elongated faster and fewer pollen tube abnormalities were observed compared with self-pollinated pollen tubes. And during embryo development, abnormalities during the heart-shaped embryo stage led to embryo abortion. Imbalance in antioxidant enzyme activities and low contents of auxin and cytokinin during early stages of embryo development may affect embryo development. Therefore, a low frequency of outcrossing and mid-development embryo abortion may be important developmental causes of H. syriacus seed abortion. Nutrient deficiencies, imbalance in antioxidant enzyme activities, and a high content of abscisic acid at advanced stages of seed development may be physiological causes of seed abortion.
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- Xiaohong Wang
- College of Landscape Architecture, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha, 410004, China.
- Hunan Big Data Engineering Technology Research Center of Natural Protected Areas Landscape Resources, Changsha, 410004, China.
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha, 410004, China
- Hunan Big Data Engineering Technology Research Center of Natural Protected Areas Landscape Resources, Changsha, 410004, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha, 410004, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha, 410004, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha, 410004, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha, 410004, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha, 410004, China
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Valifard M, Fernie AR, Kitashova A, Nägele T, Schröder R, Meinert M, Pommerrenig B, Mehner-Breitfeld D, Witte CP, Brüser T, Keller I, Neuhaus HE. The novel chloroplast glucose transporter pGlcT2 affects adaptation to extended light periods. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:104741. [PMID: 37088133 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
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Intracellular sugar compartmentation is critical in plant development and acclimation to challenging environmental conditions. Sugar transport proteins are present in plasma membranes and in membranes of organelles such as vacuoles, the Golgi apparatus, and plastids. However, there may exist other transport proteins with uncharacterized roles in sugar compartmentation. Here we report one such, a novel transporter of the Monosaccharide Transporter Family (MSF), the closest phylogenetic homolog of which is the chloroplast-localized glucose transporter pGlcT and that we therefore term plastidic glucose transporter 2 (pGlcT2). We show, using gene-complemented glucose uptake deficiency of an Escherichia coli ptsG/manXYZ mutant strain and biochemical characterization, that this protein specifically facilitates glucose transport, whereas other sugars do not serve as substrates. In addition, we demonstrate pGlcT2-GFP localized to the chloroplast envelope, and that pGlcT2 is mainly produced in seedlings and in the rosette center of mature Arabidopsis plants. Therefore, in conjunction with molecular and metabolic data, we propose pGlcT2 acts as a glucose importer that can limit cytosolic glucose availability in developing pGlcT2-overexpressing seedlings. Finally, we show both overexpression and deletion of pGlcT2 resulted in impaired growth efficiency under long day and continuous light conditions, suggesting pGlcT2 contributes to a release of glucose derived from starch mobilization late in the light phase. Together, these data indicate the facilitator pGlcT2 changes the direction in which it transports glucose during plant development and suggest the activity of pGlcT2 must be controlled spatially and temporarily in order to prevent developmental defects during adaptation to periods of extended light.
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- Marzieh Valifard
- Plant Physiology, University of Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schrödinger-Str., 67653 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Faculty of Biology, Plant Evolutionary Cell Biology, Großhadernerstr. 2-4, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Faculty of Biology, Plant Evolutionary Cell Biology, Großhadernerstr. 2-4, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Leibniz University Hannover, Molecular Nutrition and Biochemistry of Plants, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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- Plant Physiology, University of Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schrödinger-Str., 67653 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Plant Physiology, University of Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schrödinger-Str., 67653 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Leibniz University Hanover, Institute of Microbiology, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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- Leibniz University Hannover, Molecular Nutrition and Biochemistry of Plants, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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- Leibniz University Hanover, Institute of Microbiology, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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- Plant Physiology, University of Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schrödinger-Str., 67653 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Plant Physiology, University of Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schrödinger-Str., 67653 Kaiserslautern, Germany.
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Zhao Y, Zhao J, Hu M, Sun L, Liu Q, Zhang Y, Li Q, Wang P, Ma W, Li H, Gao H, Zhang Y. Transcriptome and Proteome Analysis Revealed the Influence of High-Molecular-Weight Glutenin Subunits (HMW-GSs) Deficiency on Expression of Storage Substances and the Potential Regulatory Mechanism of HMW-GSs. Foods 2023; 12:foods12020361. [PMID: 36673453 PMCID: PMC9857648 DOI: 10.3390/foods12020361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The processing quality of wheat is affected by seed storage substances, such as protein and starch. High-molecular-weight glutenin subunits (HMW-GSs) are the major components of wheat seed storage proteins (SSPs); they are also key determinators of wheat end-use quality. However, the effects of HMW-GSs absence on the expression of other storage substances and the regulation mechanism of HMW-GSs are still limited. Previously, a wheat transgenic line LH-11 with complete deletions of HMW-GSs was obtained through introducing an exogenous gene Glu-1Ebx to the wild-type cultivar Bobwhite by transgenic approach. In this study, comparative seed transcriptomics and proteomics of transgenic and non-transgenic lines at different seed developmental stages were carried out to explore the changes in genes and proteins and the underlying regulatory mechanism. Results revealed that a number of genes, including genes related to SSPs, carbohydrates metabolism, amino acids metabolism, transcription, translation, and protein process were differentially enriched. Seed storage proteins displayed differential expression patterns between the transgenic and non-transgenic line, a major rise in the expression levels of gliadins were observed at 21 and 28 days post anthesis (DPA) in the transgenic line. Changes in expressions of low-molecular-weight glutenins (LMW-GSs), avenin-like proteins (ALPs), lipid transfer proteins (LTPs), and protease inhibitors (PIs) were also observed. In addition, genes related to carbohydrate metabolism were differentially expressed, which probably leads to a difference in starch component and deposition. A list of gene categories participating in the accumulation of SSPs was proposed according to the transcriptome and proteome data. Six genes from the MYB and eight genes from the NAC transcription families are likely important regulators of HMW-GSs accumulation. This study will provide data support for understanding the regulatory network of wheat storage substances. The screened candidate genes can lay a foundation for further research on the regulation mechanism of HMW-GSs.
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- Yun Zhao
- Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding of Hebei, Institute of Cereal and Oil Crops, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050035, China
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- Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding of Hebei, Institute of Cereal and Oil Crops, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050035, China
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- Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding of Hebei, Institute of Cereal and Oil Crops, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050035, China
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- Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding of Hebei, Institute of Cereal and Oil Crops, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050035, China
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- Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding of Hebei, Institute of Cereal and Oil Crops, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050035, China
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- Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding of Hebei, Institute of Cereal and Oil Crops, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050035, China
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- Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding of Hebei, Institute of Cereal and Oil Crops, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050035, China
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- Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding of Hebei, Institute of Cereal and Oil Crops, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050035, China
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- College of Agronomy, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
- Food Futures Institute, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Perth 6150, Australia
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- Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding of Hebei, Institute of Cereal and Oil Crops, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050035, China
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- Institute of Cash Crops, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
- Correspondence: (H.G.); (Y.Z.)
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- Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding of Hebei, Institute of Cereal and Oil Crops, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050035, China
- Correspondence: (H.G.); (Y.Z.)
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Slafer GA, Foulkes MJ, Reynolds MP, Murchie EH, Carmo-Silva E, Flavell R, Gwyn J, Sawkins M, Griffiths S. A 'wiring diagram' for sink strength traits impacting wheat yield potential. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2023; 74:40-71. [PMID: 36334052 PMCID: PMC9786893 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Identifying traits for improving sink strength is a bottleneck to increasing wheat yield. The interacting processes determining sink strength and yield potential are reviewed and visualized in a set of 'wiring diagrams', covering critical phases of development (and summarizing known underlying genetics). Using this framework, we reviewed and assembled the main traits determining sink strength and identified research gaps and potential hypotheses to be tested for achieving gains in sink strength. In pre-anthesis, grain number could be increased through: (i) enhanced spike growth associated with optimized floret development and/or a reduction in specific stem-internode lengths and (ii) improved fruiting efficiency through an accelerated rate of floret development, improved partitioning between spikes, or optimized spike cytokinin levels. In post-anthesis, grain, sink strength could be augmented through manipulation of grain size potential via ovary size and/or endosperm cell division and expansion. Prospects for improving spike vascular architecture to support all rapidly growing florets, enabling the improved flow of assimilate, are also discussed. Finally, we considered the prospects for enhancing grain weight realization in relation to genetic variation in stay-green traits as well as stem carbohydrate remobilization. The wiring diagrams provide a potential workspace for breeders and crop scientists to achieve yield gains in wheat and other field crops.
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- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Km. 45, Carretera Mexico, El Batan, Texcoco, Mexico
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- Plant and Crop Sciences, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Leicestershire LE12 5RD, UK
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- International Wheat Yield Partnership, 1500 Research Parkway, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- International Wheat Yield Partnership, 1500 Research Parkway, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- International Wheat Yield Partnership, 1500 Research Parkway, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney Ln, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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The molecular basis of cereal grain proteostasis. Essays Biochem 2022; 66:243-253. [PMID: 35818971 PMCID: PMC9400069 DOI: 10.1042/ebc20210041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Storage proteins deposited in the endosperm of cereal grains are both a nitrogen reserve for seed germination and seedling growth and a primary protein source for human nutrition. Detailed surveys of the patterns of storage protein accumulation in cereal grains during grain development have been undertaken, but an in-depth understanding of the molecular mechanisms that regulate these patterns is still lacking. Accumulation of storage proteins in cereal grains involves a series of subcellular compartments, a set of energy-dependent events that compete with other cellular processes, and a balance of protein synthesis and protein degradation rates at different times during the developmental process. In this review, we focus on the importance of rates in cereal grain storage protein accumulation during grain development and outline the potential implications and applications of this information to accelerate modern agriculture breeding programmes and optimize energy use efficiency in proteostasis.
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Braun DM. Phloem Loading and Unloading of Sucrose: What a Long, Strange Trip from Source to Sink. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 73:553-584. [PMID: 35171647 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-070721-083240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Sucrose is transported from sources (mature leaves) to sinks (importing tissues such as roots, stems, fruits, and seeds) through the phloem tissues in veins. In many herbaceous crop species, sucrose must first be effluxed to the cell wall by a sugar transporter of the SWEET family prior to being taken up into phloem companion cells or sieve elements by a different sugar transporter, called SUT or SUC. The import of sucrose into these cells is termed apoplasmic phloem loading. In sinks, sucrose can similarly exit the phloem apoplasmically or, alternatively, symplasmically through plasmodesmata into connecting parenchyma storage cells. Recent advances describing the regulation and manipulation of sugar transporter expression and activities provide stimulating new insights into sucrose phloem loading in sources and unloading processes in sink tissues. Additionally, new breakthroughs have revealed distinct subpopulations of cells in leaves with different functions pertaining to phloem loading. These and other discoveries in sucrose transport are discussed.
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- David M Braun
- Division of Plant Science and Technology, Division of Biological Sciences, Interdisciplinary Plant Group, and Missouri Maize Center, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA;
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Mining of Potential Gene Resources for Breeding Nutritionally Improved Maize. PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11050627. [PMID: 35270097 PMCID: PMC8912576 DOI: 10.3390/plants11050627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Maize is one of the leading food crops and its kernel is rich in starch, lipids, protein and other energy substances. In addition, maize kernels also contain many trace elements that are potentially beneficial to human health, such as vitamins, minerals and other secondary metabolites. However, gene resources that could be applied for nutrient improvement are limited in maize. In this review, we summarized 107 genes that are associated with nutrient content from different plant species and identified 246 orthologs from the maize genome. In addition, we constructed physical maps and performed a detailed expression pattern analysis for the 246 maize potential gene resources. Combining expression profiles and their potential roles in maize nutrient improvement, genetic engineering by editing or ectopic expression of these genes in maize are expected to improve resistant starch, oil, essential amino acids, vitamins, iron, zinc and anthocyanin levels of maize grains. Thus, this review provides valuable gene resources for maize nutrient improvement.
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Scotti-Campos P, Oliveira K, Pais IP, Bagulho AS, Semedo JN, Serra O, Simões F, Lidon FC, Coutinho J, Maçãs B. Grain Composition and Quality in Portuguese Triticum aestivum Germplasm Subjected to Heat Stress after Anthesis. PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11030365. [PMID: 35161344 PMCID: PMC8839059 DOI: 10.3390/plants11030365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) is a major crop worldwide, and it is highly susceptible to heat. In this work, grain production and composition were evaluated in Portuguese T. aestivum germplasm (landraces and commercial varieties), which was subjected to heat after anthesis (grain filling stage). Heat increased the test weight (TW) in Nabão, Grécia and Restauração, indicating an improved flour-yield potential. Mocho de Espiga Branca (MEB) and Transmontano (T94) showed higher thousand-kernel weight (TKW). Gentil Rosso presented increased soluble sugars, which are yeast substrates in the bread-making process. Ardila stood out for its protein increase under heat. Overall SDS was unaffected by higher temperature, but increased in T94, indicating a better dough elasticity for bread-making purposes. Under heat, lipid content was maintained in most genotypes, being endogenous fatty acids (FAs) key players in fresh bread quality. Lipid unsaturation, evaluated through the double bond index (DBI), also remained unaffected in most genotypes, suggesting a lower flour susceptibility to lipoperoxidation. In Grécia, heat promoted a higher abundance of monounsaturated oleic (C18:1) and polyunsaturated linoleic (C18:2) acids, which are essential fatty acids in the human diet. This work highlighted a great variability in most parameters both under control conditions or in response to heat during grain filling. Cluster analysis of traits revealed a lower susceptibility to heat during grain filling in Ardila, Restauração, and Ruivo, in contrast to MEQ, which seems to be more differentially affected at this stage. Characterization and identification of more favorable features under adverse environments may be relevant for agronomic, industrial, or breeding purposes, in view of a better crop adaptation to changing climate and an improved crop sustainability in agricultural systems more prone to heat stress.
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- Paula Scotti-Campos
- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P., Quinta do Marquês, Av. República, 2784-505 Oeiras, Portugal; (I.P.P.); (J.N.S.); (F.S.)
- GeoBioTec, Departamento de Ciências da Terra, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; (K.O.); (A.S.B.); (F.C.L.); (J.C.); (B.M.)
- Correspondence:
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- GeoBioTec, Departamento de Ciências da Terra, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; (K.O.); (A.S.B.); (F.C.L.); (J.C.); (B.M.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P., Quinta do Marquês, Av. República, 2784-505 Oeiras, Portugal; (I.P.P.); (J.N.S.); (F.S.)
- GeoBioTec, Departamento de Ciências da Terra, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; (K.O.); (A.S.B.); (F.C.L.); (J.C.); (B.M.)
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- GeoBioTec, Departamento de Ciências da Terra, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; (K.O.); (A.S.B.); (F.C.L.); (J.C.); (B.M.)
- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P., Estrada Gil Vaz, Ap. 6, 7350-901 Elvas, Portugal
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P., Quinta do Marquês, Av. República, 2784-505 Oeiras, Portugal; (I.P.P.); (J.N.S.); (F.S.)
- GeoBioTec, Departamento de Ciências da Terra, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; (K.O.); (A.S.B.); (F.C.L.); (J.C.); (B.M.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P., Banco Português de Germoplasma Vegetal, Quinta de S. José, S. Pedro de Merelim, 4700-859 Braga, Portugal;
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P., Quinta do Marquês, Av. República, 2784-505 Oeiras, Portugal; (I.P.P.); (J.N.S.); (F.S.)
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- GeoBioTec, Departamento de Ciências da Terra, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; (K.O.); (A.S.B.); (F.C.L.); (J.C.); (B.M.)
- Earth Sciences Department, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Campus da Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- GeoBioTec, Departamento de Ciências da Terra, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; (K.O.); (A.S.B.); (F.C.L.); (J.C.); (B.M.)
- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P., Estrada Gil Vaz, Ap. 6, 7350-901 Elvas, Portugal
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- GeoBioTec, Departamento de Ciências da Terra, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; (K.O.); (A.S.B.); (F.C.L.); (J.C.); (B.M.)
- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P., Estrada Gil Vaz, Ap. 6, 7350-901 Elvas, Portugal
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Garneau MG, Lu MZ, Grant J, Tegeder M. Role of source-to-sink transport of methionine in establishing seed protein quantity and quality in legumes. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 187:2134-2155. [PMID: 34618032 PMCID: PMC8644406 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Grain legumes such as pea (Pisum sativum L.) are highly valued as a staple source of protein for human and animal nutrition. However, their seeds often contain limited amounts of high-quality, sulfur (S) rich proteins, caused by a shortage of the S-amino acids cysteine and methionine. It was hypothesized that legume seed quality is directly linked to the amount of organic S transported from leaves to seeds, and imported into the growing embryo. We expressed a high-affinity yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) methionine/cysteine transporter (Methionine UPtake 1) in both the pea leaf phloem and seed cotyledons and found source-to-sink transport of methionine but not cysteine increased. Changes in methionine phloem loading triggered improvements in S uptake and assimilation and long-distance transport of the S compounds, S-methylmethionine and glutathione. In addition, nitrogen and carbon assimilation and source-to-sink allocation were upregulated, together resulting in increased plant biomass and seed yield. Further, methionine and amino acid delivery to individual seeds and uptake by the cotyledons improved, leading to increased accumulation of storage proteins by up to 23%, due to both higher levels of S-poor and, most importantly, S-rich proteins. Sulfate delivery to the embryo and S assimilation in the cotyledons were also upregulated, further contributing to the improved S-rich storage protein pools and seed quality. Overall, this work demonstrates that methionine transporter function in source and sink tissues presents a bottleneck in S allocation to seeds and that its targeted manipulation is essential for overcoming limitations in the accumulation of high-quality seed storage proteins.
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- Matthew G Garneau
- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
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- New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
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Valifard M, Le Hir R, Müller J, Scheuring D, Neuhaus HE, Pommerrenig B. Vacuolar fructose transporter SWEET17 is critical for root development and drought tolerance. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 187:2716-2730. [PMID: 34597404 PMCID: PMC8644896 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Root growth and architecture are markedly influenced by both developmental and environmental cues. Sugars integrate different stimuli and are essential building blocks and signaling molecules for modulating the root system. Members from the SUGAR WILL EVENTUALLY BE EXPORTED TRANSPORTER (SWEET) family facilitate the transport of different sugars over cellular membranes and steer both inter and intracellular distribution of sugars. SWEET17 represents a fructose-specific sugar porter localized to the vacuolar membrane, the tonoplast. Here, we analyzed how SWEET17-dependent fructose released from vacuoles affects root growth during drought stress in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). We found that the SWEET17 gene was predominantly expressed in the root vasculature and in meristematic cells of the root tip. SWEET17 expression appeared markedly induced during lateral root (LR) outgrowth and under drought. Moreover, fructose repressed primary root growth but induced density and length of first order LRs. Consistently, sweet17 knock-out mutants exhibited reduced LR growth and a diminished expression of LR-development-related transcription factors during drought stress, resulting in impaired drought tolerance of sweet17 mutants. We discuss how SWEET17 activity integrates drought-induced cellular responses into fructose signaling necessary for modulation of the root system and maximal drought tolerance.
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- Marzieh Valifard
- Department of Plant Physiology, University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, 67653, Germany
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Versailles, 78000, France
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, 67653, Germany
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, 67653, Germany
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- Department of Plant Physiology, University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, 67653, Germany
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- Department of Plant Physiology, University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, 67653, Germany
- Author for communication: †Senior author
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Grant JE, Ninan A, Cripps-Guazzone N, Shaw M, Song J, Pet Ík I, Novák OE, Tegeder M, Jameson PE. Concurrent overexpression of amino acid permease AAP1(3a) and SUT1 sucrose transporter in pea resulted in increased seed number and changed cytokinin and protein levels. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2021; 48:889-904. [PMID: 34366001 DOI: 10.1071/fp21011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Using pea as our model crop, we sought to understand the regulatory control over the import of sugars and amino acids into the developing seeds and its importance for seed yield and quality. Transgenic peas simultaneously overexpressing a sucrose transporter and an amino acid transporter were developed. Pod walls, seed coats, and cotyledons were analysed separately, as well as leaves subtending developing pods. Sucrose, starch, protein, free amino acids, and endogenous cytokinins were measured during development. Temporal gene expression analyses (RT-qPCR) of amino acid (AAP), sucrose (SUT), and SWEET transporter family members, and those from cell wall invertase, cytokinin biosynthetic (IPT) and degradation (CKX) gene families indicated a strong effect of the transgenes on gene expression. In seed coats of the double transgenics, increased content and prolonged presence of cytokinin was particularly noticeable. The transgenes effectively promoted transition of young sink leaves into source leaves. We suggest the increased flux of sucrose and amino acids from source to sink, along with increased interaction between cytokinin and cell wall invertase in developing seed coats led to enhanced sink activity, resulting in higher cotyledon sucrose at process pea harvest, and increased seed number and protein content at maturity.
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- Jan E Grant
- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Private Bag 4704, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand; and Corresponding authors. Emails: ;
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand; and The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Auckland, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Private Bag 4704, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand; and Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Private Bag 4704, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand; and School of Life Sciences, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, and Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Šlechtitelu 27, CZ-78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, and Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Šlechtitelu 27, CZ-78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand; and Corresponding authors. Emails: ;
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Su Z, Xiao Q, Shen J, Chen H, Yan S, Huang W. Metabolomics Analysis of Litchi Leaves during Floral Induction Reveals Metabolic Improvement by Stem Girdling. Molecules 2021; 26:4048. [PMID: 34279388 PMCID: PMC8271987 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26134048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Prolonged exposure to cold temperatures often results in a relatively low flowering rate in litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) trees with younger leaves. This study aimed to verify the impact of stem girdling on litchi flowering by identifying and characterizing the induced metabolic changes. After a 60 day exposure to cold treatment at 15 °C/10 °C (12 h/12 h), the flowering rate of the girdled trees was 100%, while that of the non-girdled trees was 20%, indicating that girdling improved litchi flowering at its turning stage. The metabolic profiles of litchi leaves with and without stem girdling during floral induction were compared and 505 metabolites potentially associated with litchi flowering were detected. Most metabolites were involved in the metabolism of starch and sucrose, fatty acid, and phenylpyruvic acid. The metabolic pathways concerned with the biosynthesis of epinephrine, sucrose, and d-maltose were induced in leaves after girdling treatment. The level of galactitol, phenylpyruvic acid, acetyl-CoA, linoleic acid, alpha-linolenic acid, and 13-HPOT biosynthesis remained stable in the leaves from girdled trees but changed drastically in the leaves from non-girdled trees. In addition, 379 metabolites concerning flowering rate were characterized. Metabolism pathways of starch and sucrose, galactose, and linoleic acid are of great significance to the flowering of litchi. Linoleic acid exhibited the most significant variations between girdled trees and non-girdled trees with fold changes of up to 13.62. These results contribute to understanding the biological mechanism of litchi floral induction and the metabolic changes after stem girdling.
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- Zuanxian Su
- Guangdong Litchi Engineering Research Center, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Litchi Engineering Research Center, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Litchi Engineering Research Center, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Litchi Engineering Research Center, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Agro-Biological Gene Research Center, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Agro-Biological Gene Research Center, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Aluko OO, Li C, Wang Q, Liu H. Sucrose Utilization for Improved Crop Yields: A Review Article. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:4704. [PMID: 33946791 PMCID: PMC8124652 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22094704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Photosynthetic carbon converted to sucrose is vital for plant growth. Sucrose acts as a signaling molecule and a primary energy source that coordinates the source and sink development. Alteration in source-sink balance halts the physiological and developmental processes of plants, since plant growth is mostly triggered when the primary assimilates in the source leaf balance with the metabolic needs of the heterotrophic sinks. To measure up with the sink organ's metabolic needs, the improvement of photosynthetic carbon to synthesis sucrose, its remobilization, and utilization at the sink level becomes imperative. However, environmental cues that influence sucrose balance within these plant organs, limiting positive yield prospects, have also been a rising issue over the past few decades. Thus, this review discusses strategies to improve photosynthetic carbon assimilation, the pathways actively involved in the transport of sucrose from source to sink organs, and their utilization at the sink organ. We further emphasize the impact of various environmental cues on sucrose transport and utilization, and the strategic yield improvement approaches under such conditions.
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- Oluwaseun Olayemi Aluko
- Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China; (O.O.A.); (C.L.)
- Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China; (O.O.A.); (C.L.)
- Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China; (O.O.A.); (C.L.)
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- Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China; (O.O.A.); (C.L.)
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Gomez-Sanchez A, Santamaria ME, Gonzalez-Melendi P, Muszynska A, Matthess C, Martinez M, Diaz I. Repression of barley cathepsins, HvPap-19 and HvPap-1, differentially alters grain composition and delays germination. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2021; 72:3474-3485. [PMID: 33454762 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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During barley germination, cysteine proteases are essential in the mobilization of storage compounds providing peptides and amino acids to sustain embryo growth until photosynthesis is completely established. Knockdown barley plants, generated by artificial miRNA, for the cathepsins B- and F-like HvPap-19 and HvPap-1 genes, respectively, showed less cysteine protease activities and consequently lower protein degradation. The functional redundancy between proteases triggered an enzymatic compensation associated with an increase in serine protease activities in both knockdown lines, which was not sufficient to maintain germination rates and behaviour. Concomitantly, these transgenic lines showed alterations in the accumulation of protein and carbohydrates in the grain. While the total amount of protein increased in both transgenic lines, the starch content decreased in HvPap-1 knockdown lines and the sucrose concentration was reduced in silenced HvPap-19 grains. Consequently, phenotypes of HvPap-1 and HvPap-19 artificial miRNA lines showed a delay in the grain germination process. These data demonstrate the potential of exploring the properties of barley proteases for selective modification and use in brewing or in the livestock feeding industry.
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- Andrea Gomez-Sanchez
- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid (UPM), Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid (UPM), Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid (UPM), Spain
- Departamento de Biotecnología-Biología Vegetal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, UPM, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstrasse, Gatersleben, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstrasse, Gatersleben, Germany
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid (UPM), Spain
- Departamento de Biotecnología-Biología Vegetal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, UPM, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid (UPM), Spain
- Departamento de Biotecnología-Biología Vegetal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, UPM, Madrid, Spain
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Mora‐Ramirez I, Weichert H, von Wirén N, Frohberg C, de Bodt S, Schmidt R, Weber H. The da1 mutation in wheat increases grain size under ambient and elevated CO 2 but not grain yield due to trade-off between grain size and grain number. PLANT-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS (HOBOKEN, N.J.) 2021; 2:61-73. [PMID: 37284283 PMCID: PMC10168082 DOI: 10.1002/pei3.10041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Revised: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Grain size is potentially yield determining in wheat, controlled by the ubiquitin pathway and negatively regulated by ubiquitin receptor DA1. We analyzed whether increased thousand grain weight in wheat da1 mutant is translated into higher grain yield and whether additional carbon provided by elevated (e)CO2 can be better used by the da1, displaying higher grain sink strength and size. Yield-related, biomass, grain quality traits, and grain dimensions were analyzed by two-factorial mixed-model analysis, regarding genotype and eCO2. da1 increased grain size but reduced spikes and grains per plant, grains per spike, and spikelets per spike, independent of eCO2 treatment, leaving total grain yield unchanged. eCO2 increased yield and grain number additively and independently of da1 but did not overcome the trade-off between grain size and number observed for da1. eCO2 but not da1 impaired grain quality, strongly decreasing concentrations of several macroelement and microelement. In conclusion, intrinsic stimulation of grain sink strength and grain size, achieved by da1, is not benefitting total yield unless trade-offs between grain size and numbers can be overcome. The results reveal interactions of yield components in da1-wheat under ambient and eCO2, thereby uncovering limitations enhancing wheat yield potential.
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- Isabel Mora‐Ramirez
- Leibniz Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK)GaterslebenGermany
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- Leibniz Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK)GaterslebenGermany
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- Leibniz Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK)GaterslebenGermany
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- Leibniz Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK)GaterslebenGermany
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Wan Y, Wang Y, Shi Z, Rentsch D, Ward JL, Hassall K, Sparks CA, Huttly AK, Buchner P, Powers S, Shewry PR, Hawkesford MJ. Wheat amino acid transporters highly expressed in grain cells regulate amino acid accumulation in grain. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0246763. [PMID: 33606697 PMCID: PMC7894817 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Amino acids are delivered into developing wheat grains to support the accumulation of storage proteins in the starchy endosperm, and transporters play important roles in regulating this process. RNA-seq, RT-qPCR, and promoter-GUS assays showed that three amino acid transporters are differentially expressed in the endosperm transfer cells (TaAAP2), starchy endosperm cells (TaAAP13), and aleurone cells and embryo of the developing grain (TaAAP21), respectively. Yeast complementation revealed that all three transporters can transport a broad spectrum of amino acids. RNAi-mediated suppression of TaAAP13 expression in the starchy endosperm did not reduce the total nitrogen content of the whole grain, but significantly altered the composition and distribution of metabolites in the starchy endosperm, with increasing concentrations of some amino acids (notably glutamine and glycine) from the outer to inner starchy endosperm cells compared with wild type. Overexpression of TaAAP13 under the endosperm-specific HMW-GS (high molecular weight glutenin subunit) promoter significantly increased grain size, grain nitrogen concentration, and thousand grain weight, indicating that the sink strength for nitrogen transport was increased by manipulation of amino acid transporters. However, the total grain number was reduced, suggesting that source nitrogen remobilized from leaves is a limiting factor for productivity. Therefore, simultaneously increasing loading of amino acids into the phloem and delivery to the spike would be required to increase protein content while maintaining grain yield.
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- Yongfang Wan
- Plant Sciences Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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- Plant Sciences Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- Triticeae Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Plant Sciences Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- National Technology Innovation Center for Regional Wheat Production, Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology, and Ecology and Production in Southern China, Ministry of Agriculture, National Engineering and Technology Center for Information Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- University of Bern, Molecular Plant Physiology, Bern, Switzerland
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- Plant Sciences Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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- Computational and Analytical Sciences Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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- Plant Sciences Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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- Plant Sciences Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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- Plant Sciences Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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- Computational and Analytical Sciences Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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- Plant Sciences Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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- Plant Sciences Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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Fan W, Zhang Y, Wu Y, Zhou W, Yang J, Yuan L, Zhang P, Wang H. The H +-pyrophosphatase IbVP1 regulates carbon flux to influence the starch metabolism and yield of sweet potato. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2021; 8:20. [PMID: 33518705 PMCID: PMC7847997 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-020-00454-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Revised: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Storage roots of sweet potato are important sink organs for photoassimilates and energy, and carbohydrate metabolism in storage roots affects yield and starch production. Our previous study showed that sweet potato H+-pyrophosphatase (IbVP1) plays a vital role in mitigating iron deficiency and positively controls fibrous root growth. However, its roles in regulating starch production in storage roots have not been investigated. In this study, we found that IbVP1 overexpression in sweet potato improved the photosynthesis ability of and sucrose content in source leaves and increased both the starch content in and total yield of sink tissues. Using 13C-labeled sucrose feeding, we determined that IbVP1 overexpression promotes phloem loading and sucrose long-distance transport and enhances Pi-use efficiency. In sweet potato plants overexpressing IbVP1, the expression levels of starch biosynthesis pathway genes, especially AGPase and GBSSI, were upregulated, leading to changes in the structure, composition, and physicochemical properties of stored starch. Our study shows that the IbVP1 gene plays an important role in regulating starch metabolism in sweet potato. Application of the VP1 gene in genetic engineering of sweet potato cultivars may allow the improvement of starch production and yield under stress or nutrient-limited conditions.
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- Weijuan Fan
- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Resources, Shanghai Chenshan Plant Science Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201602, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Resources, Shanghai Chenshan Plant Science Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201602, China
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences and Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40546, USA
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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Multi-gene metabolic engineering of tomato plants results in increased fruit yield up to 23%. Sci Rep 2020; 10:17219. [PMID: 33057137 PMCID: PMC7560729 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73709-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The capacity to assimilate carbon and nitrogen, to transport the resultant sugars and amino acids to sink tissues, and to convert the incoming sugars and amino acids into storage compounds in the sink tissues, are key determinants of crop yield. Given that all of these processes have the potential to co-limit growth, multiple genetic interventions in source and sink tissues, plus transport processes may be necessary to reach the full yield potential of a crop. We used biolistic combinatorial co-transformation (up to 20 transgenes) for increasing C and N flows with the purpose of increasing tomato fruit yield. We observed an increased fruit yield of up to 23%. To better explore the reconfiguration of metabolic networks in these transformants, we generated a dataset encompassing physiological parameters, gene expression and metabolite profiling on plants grown under glasshouse or polytunnel conditions. A Sparse Partial Least Squares regression model was able to explain the combination of genes that contributed to increased fruit yield. This combinatorial study of multiple transgenes targeting primary metabolism thus offers opportunities to probe the genetic basis of metabolic and phenotypic variation, providing insight into the difficulties in choosing the correct combination of targets for engineering increased fruit yield.
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Hou J, Liu Y, Hao C, Li T, Liu H, Zhang X. Starch Metabolism in Wheat: Gene Variation and Association Analysis Reveal Additive Effects on Kernel Weight. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:562008. [PMID: 33123177 PMCID: PMC7573188 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.562008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Kernel weight is a key determinant of yield in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Starch consists of amylose and amylopectin and is the major constituent of mature grain. Therefore, starch metabolism in the endosperm during grain filling can influence kernel weight. In this study, we sequenced 87 genes involved in starch metabolism from 300 wheat accessions and detected 8,141 polymorphic sites. We also characterized yield-related traits across different years in these accessions. Although the starch contents fluctuated, thousand kernel weight (TKW) showed little variation. Polymorphisms in six genes were significantly associated with TKW. These genes were located on chromosomes 2A, 2B, 4A, and 7A; none were associated with starch content or amylose content. Variations of 15 genes on chromosomes 1A and 7A formed haplotype blocks in 26 accessions. Notably, accessions with higher TKWs had more of the favorable haplotypes. We thus conclude that these haplotypes contribute additive effects to TKW.
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- Jian Hou
- Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Enhancement, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Enhancement, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Enhancement, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Enhancement, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Enhancement, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Enhancement, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China
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Hertig C, Melzer M, Rutten T, Erbe S, Hensel G, Kumlehn J, Weschke W, Weber H, Thiel J. Barley HISTIDINE KINASE 1 (HvHK1) coordinates transfer cell specification in the young endosperm. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 103:1869-1884. [PMID: 32530511 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Cereal endosperm represents the most important source of the world's food; nevertheless, the molecular mechanisms underlying cell and tissue differentiation in cereal grains remain poorly understood. Endosperm cellularization commences at the maternal-filial intersection of grains and generates endosperm transfer cells (ETCs), a cell type with a prominent anatomy optimized for efficient nutrient transport. Barley HISTIDINE KINASE1 (HvHK1) was identified as a receptor component with spatially restricted expression in the syncytial endosperm where ETCs emerge. Here, we demonstrate its function in ETC fate acquisition using RNA interference-mediated downregulation of HvHK1. Repression of HvHK1 impairs cell specification in the central ETC region and the development of transfer cell morphology, and consecutively defects differentiation of adjacent endosperm tissues. Coinciding with reduced expression of HvHK1, disturbed cell plate formation and fusion were observed at the initiation of endosperm cellularization, revealing that HvHK1 triggers initial cytokinesis of ETCs. Cell-type-specific RNA sequencing confirmed loss of transfer cell identity, compromised cell wall biogenesis and reduced transport capacities in aberrant cells and elucidated two-component signaling and hormone pathways that are mediated by HvHK1. Gene regulatory network modeling was used to specify the direct targets of HvHK1; this predicted non-canonical auxin signaling elements as the main regulatory links governing cellularization of ETCs, potentially through interaction with type-B response regulators. This work provides clues to previously unknown molecular mechanisms directing ETC specification, a process with fundamental impact on grain yield in cereals.
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- Christian Hertig
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Leibniz Institute for Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Seeland/OT Gatersleben, D-06466, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Leibniz Institute for Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Seeland/OT Gatersleben, D-06466, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Leibniz Institute for Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Seeland/OT Gatersleben, D-06466, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Leibniz Institute for Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Seeland/OT Gatersleben, D-06466, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Leibniz Institute for Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Seeland/OT Gatersleben, D-06466, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Leibniz Institute for Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Seeland/OT Gatersleben, D-06466, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Leibniz Institute for Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Seeland/OT Gatersleben, D-06466, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Leibniz Institute for Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Seeland/OT Gatersleben, D-06466, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Leibniz Institute for Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Seeland/OT Gatersleben, D-06466, Germany
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Muqaddasi QH, Brassac J, Ebmeyer E, Kollers S, Korzun V, Argillier O, Stiewe G, Plieske J, Ganal MW, Röder MS. Prospects of GWAS and predictive breeding for European winter wheat's grain protein content, grain starch content, and grain hardness. Sci Rep 2020; 10:12541. [PMID: 32719416 PMCID: PMC7385145 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69381-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Grain quality traits determine the classification of registered wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties. Although environmental factors and crop management practices exert a considerable influence on wheat quality traits, a significant proportion of the variance is attributed to the genetic factors. To identify the underlying genetic factors of wheat quality parameters viz., grain protein content (GPC), grain starch content (GSC), and grain hardness (GH), we evaluated 372 diverse European wheat varieties in replicated field trials in up to eight environments. We observed that all of the investigated traits hold a wide and significant genetic variation, and a significant negative correlation exists between GPC and GSC plus grain yield. Our association analyses based on 26,694 high-quality single nucleotide polymorphic markers revealed a strong quantitative genetic nature of GPC and GSC with associations on groups 2, 3, and 6 chromosomes. The identification of known Puroindoline-b gene for GH provided a positive analytic proof for our studies. We report that a locus QGpc.ipk-6A controls both GPC and GSC with opposite allelic effects. Based on wheat's reference and pan-genome sequences, the physical characterization of two loci viz., QGpc.ipk-2B and QGpc.ipk-6A facilitated the identification of the candidate genes for GPC. Furthermore, by exploiting additive and epistatic interactions of loci, we evaluated the prospects of predictive breeding for the investigated traits that suggested its efficient use in the breeding programs.
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- Quddoos H Muqaddasi
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstraße 3, 06466, Stadt Seeland OT Gatersleben, Germany.
- European Wheat Breeding Center, BASF Agricultural Solutions GmbH, Am Schwabeplan 8, 06466, Stadt Seeland OT Gatersleben, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstraße 3, 06466, Stadt Seeland OT Gatersleben, Germany
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- Syngenta Seeds GmbH, 32107, Bad Salzuflen, Germany
- SaKa Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Albert-Einstein-Ring 5, 22761, Hamburg, Germany
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- TraitGenetics GmbH, Am Schwabeplan 1b, 06466, Stadt Seeland OT Gatersleben, Germany
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- TraitGenetics GmbH, Am Schwabeplan 1b, 06466, Stadt Seeland OT Gatersleben, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstraße 3, 06466, Stadt Seeland OT Gatersleben, Germany
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Jayawardhane KN, Singer SD, Ozga JA, Rizvi SM, Weselake RJ, Chen G. Seed-specific down-regulation of Arabidopsis CELLULOSE SYNTHASE 1 or 9 reduces seed cellulose content and differentially affects carbon partitioning. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2020; 39:953-969. [PMID: 32314045 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-020-02541-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Seed-specific down-regulation of AtCESA1 and AtCESA9, which encode cellulose synthase subunits, differentially affects seed storage compound accumulation in Arabidopsis. High amounts of cellulose can negatively affect crop seed quality, and, therefore, diverting carbon partitioning from cellulose to oil, protein and/or starch via molecular breeding may improve seed quality. To determine the effect of seed cellulose content reduction on levels of storage compounds, Arabidopsis thaliana CELLULOSE SYNTHASE1 (AtCESA1) and AtCESA9 genes, which both encode cellulose synthase subunits, were individually down-regulated using seed-specific intron-spliced hairpin RNA (hpRNAi) constructs. The selected seed-specific AtCESA1 and AtCESA9 Arabidopsis RNAi lines displayed reduced cellulose contents in seeds, and exhibited no obvious visual phenotypic growth defects with the exception of a minor effect on early root development in AtCESA1 RNAi seedlings and early hypocotyl elongation in the dark in both types of RNAi line. The seed-specific down-regulation of AtCESA9 resulted in a reduction in seed weight compared to empty vector controls, which was not observed in AtCESA1 RNAi lines. In terms of effects on carbon partitioning, AtCESA1 and AtCESA9 RNAi lines exhibited distinct effects. The down-regulation of AtCESA1 led to a ~ 3% relative increase in seed protein content (P = 0.04) and a ~ 3% relative decrease in oil content (P = 0.02), but caused no alteration in soluble glucose levels. On the contrary, AtCESA9 RNAi lines did not display a significant reduction in seed oil, protein or soluble glucose content. Taken together, our results indicate that the seed-specific down-regulation of AtCESA1 causes alterations in seed storage compound accumulation, while the effect of AtCESA9 on carbon partitioning is absent or minor in Arabidopsis.
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- Kethmi N Jayawardhane
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2P5, Canada
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2P5, Canada
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Lethbridge, AB, T1J 4B1, Canada
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2P5, Canada
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- Corteva Agriscience, Site 600, RR #6, PO Box 12, Saskatoon, SK, S7K 3J9, Canada
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2P5, Canada
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2P5, Canada.
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Lu MZ, Snyder R, Grant J, Tegeder M. Manipulation of sucrose phloem and embryo loading affects pea leaf metabolism, carbon and nitrogen partitioning to sinks as well as seed storage pools. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 101:217-236. [PMID: 31520495 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Revised: 08/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Seed development largely depends on the long-distance transport of sucrose from photosynthetically active source leaves to seed sinks. This source-to-sink carbon allocation occurs in the phloem and requires the loading of sucrose into the leaf phloem and, at the sink end, its import into the growing embryo. Both tasks are achieved through the function of SUT sucrose transporters. In this study, we used vegetable peas (Pisum sativum L.), harvested for human consumption as immature seeds, as our model crop and simultaneously overexpressed the endogenous SUT1 transporter in the leaf phloem and in cotyledon epidermal cells where import into the embryo occurs. Using this 'Push-and-Pull' approach, the transgenic SUT1 plants displayed increased sucrose phloem loading and carbon movement from source to sink causing higher sucrose levels in developing pea seeds. The enhanced sucrose partitioning further led to improved photosynthesis rates, increased leaf nitrogen assimilation, and enhanced source-to-sink transport of amino acids. Embryo loading with amino acids was also increased in SUT1-overexpressors resulting in higher protein levels in immature seeds. Further, transgenic plants grown until desiccation produced more seed protein and starch, as well as higher seed yields than the wild-type plants. Together, the results demonstrate that the SUT1-overexpressing plants with enhanced sucrose allocation to sinks adjust leaf carbon and nitrogen metabolism, and amino acid partitioning in order to accommodate the increased assimilate demand of growing seeds. We further provide evidence that the combined Push-and-Pull approach for enhancing carbon transport is a successful strategy for improving seed yields and nutritional quality in legumes.
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- Ming-Zhu Lu
- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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Lim WL, Collins HM, Byrt CS, Lahnstein J, Shirley NJ, Aubert MK, Tucker MR, Peukert M, Matros A, Burton RA. Overexpression of HvCslF6 in barley grain alters carbohydrate partitioning plus transfer tissue and endosperm development. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2020; 71:138-153. [PMID: 31536111 PMCID: PMC6913740 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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In cereal grain, sucrose is converted into storage carbohydrates: mainly starch, fructan, and mixed-linkage (1,3;1,4)-β-glucan (MLG). Previously, endosperm-specific overexpression of the HvCslF6 gene in hull-less barley was shown to result in high MLG and low starch content in mature grains. Morphological changes included inwardly elongated aleurone cells, irregular cell shapes of peripheral endosperm, and smaller starch granules of starchy endosperm. Here we explored the physiological basis for these defects by investigating how changes in carbohydrate composition of developing grain impact mature grain morphology. Augmented MLG coincided with increased levels of soluble carbohydrates in the cavity and endosperm at the storage phase. Transcript levels of genes relating to cell wall, starch, sucrose, and fructan metabolism were perturbed in all tissues. The cell walls of endosperm transfer cells (ETCs) in transgenic grain were thinner and showed reduced mannan labelling relative to the wild type. At the early storage phase, ruptures of the non-uniformly developed ETCs and disorganization of adjacent endosperm cells were observed. Soluble sugars accumulated in the developing grain cavity, suggesting a disturbance of carbohydrate flow from the cavity towards the endosperm, resulting in a shrunken mature grain phenotype. Our findings demonstrate the importance of regulating carbohydrate partitioning in maintenance of grain cellularization and filling processes.
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- Wai Li Lim
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
- Present address: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
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- Applied Biochemistry Group, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research Stadt Seeland, Gatersleben, Germany
- Present address: Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Department of Safety and Quality of Meat, Kulmbach, Bavaria, Germany
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- Applied Biochemistry Group, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research Stadt Seeland, Gatersleben, Germany
- Present address: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
- Correspondence:
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Transgenic Winter Wheat Expressing the Sucrose Transporter HvSUT1 from Barley does not Affect Aphid Performance. INSECTS 2019; 10:insects10110388. [PMID: 31690035 PMCID: PMC6920924 DOI: 10.3390/insects10110388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Revised: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Winter wheat expressing the sucrose transporter HvSUT1 from barley (HOSUT) has an increased yield potential. Genetic engineering should improve cultivars without increasing susceptibility to biotic stresses or causing negative impacts on ecosystem services. We studied the effects of HOSUT wheat on cereal aphids that feed on the sugar-rich phloem sap. Three HOSUT winter wheat lines, their conventional parental cultivar Certo, and three conventional cultivars were used. Clip cage experiments in the greenhouse showed no differences in life-table parameters of Rhopalosiphum padi and Sitobion avenae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on transgenic lines compared to Certo, except higher fecundity of S.avenae on one HOSUT line. Population development of both aphid species over three weeks on caged flowering tillers did not reveal differences between the HOSUT lines and Certo. When aphids were monitored in a Swiss field study over two years, no differences between HOSUT lines and Certo were observed. We conclude that HOSUT wheat did not have consistent effects on aphids compared to the parental cultivar and measured parameters were generally in the range observed for the conventional winter wheat cultivars. Thus, HOSUT wheat is unlikely to suffer from increased aphid damage.
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Lee DW, Lee SK, Rahman MM, Kim YJ, Zhang D, Jeon JS. The Role of Rice Vacuolar Invertase2 in Seed Size Control. Mol Cells 2019; 42:711-720. [PMID: 31607684 PMCID: PMC6821455 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2019.0109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Revised: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Sink strength optimizes sucrose import, which is fundamental to support developing seed grains and increase crop yields, including those of rice (Oryza sativa). In this regard, little is known about the function of vacuolar invertase (VIN) in controlling sink strength and thereby seed size. Here, in rice we analyzed mutants of two VINs, OsVIN1 and OsVIN2, to examine their role during seed development. In a phenotypic analysis of the T-DNA insertion mutants, only the OsVIN2 mutant osvin2-1 exhibited reduced seed size and grain weight. Scanning electron microscopy analysis revealed that the small seed grains of osvin2-1 can be attributed to a reduction in spikelet size. A significant decrease in VIN activity and hexose level in the osvin2-1 spikelets interfered with spikelet growth. In addition, significant reduction in starch and increase in sucrose, which are characteristic features of reduced turnover and flux of sucrose due to impaired sink strength, were evident in the pre-storage stage of osvin2-1 developing grains. In situ hybridization analysis found that expression of OsVIN2 was predominant in the endocarp of developing grains. A genetically complemented line with a native genomic clone of OsVIN2 rescued reduced VIN activity and seed size. Two additional mutants, osvin2-2 and osvin2-3 generated by the CRISPR/Cas9 method, exhibited phenotypes similar to those of osvin2-1 in spikelet and seed size, VIN activity, and sugar metabolites. These results clearly demonstrate an important role of OsVIN2 as sink strength modulator that is critical for the maintenance of sucrose flux into developing seed grains.
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- Dae-Woo Lee
- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104,
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104,
Korea
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104,
Korea
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104,
Korea
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240,
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240,
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104,
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Ma D, Gao H, Du C, Li L, Sun W, Liu S, Wang C, Xie Y, Kang G. Transcriptomic and Metabolomics Analysis of Different Endosperm Region under Nitrogen Treatments. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20174212. [PMID: 31466282 PMCID: PMC6747615 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20174212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Revised: 08/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Storage protein distribution in wheat-grain endosperm is heterogeneous, but the underlying molecular mechanism remains unclear. Two parts of the endosperm region, the innermost endosperm (IE) region and the remaining endosperm (RE) region, grown under low nitrogen (LN) and high nitrogen (HN) treatments were used to perform metabolomic and transcriptomic analysis. We identified 533 and 503 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) with at least a two-fold expression change (p < 0.05) between IE and RE, among which 81 and 78 transcripts under LN and HN, respectively, related to carbon and nitrogen metabolism, and encoded transcription factors or proteins involved in post-translational modification (PTM). The significantly differentially abundant metabolites between IE and RE were mainly amino acids, N-compounds, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids. More upregulated transcripts and metabolites were identified in RE than IE under HN conditions, indicating that HN activates metabolism in the endosperm periphery. In addition to carbon and nitrogen metabolism, transcription factors and protein PTMs, such as phosphorylation and acetylation, might determine the protein heterogeneous distribution between IE and RE and its response to nitrogen fertilizer supply.
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- Dongyun Ma
- Agronomy College/National Engineering Research Center for Wheat, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China.
- The National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China.
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- Agronomy College/National Engineering Research Center for Wheat, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Agronomy College/National Engineering Research Center for Wheat, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Agronomy College/National Engineering Research Center for Wheat, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Agronomy College/National Engineering Research Center for Wheat, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Agronomy College/National Engineering Research Center for Wheat, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Agronomy College/National Engineering Research Center for Wheat, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
- The National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Agronomy College/National Engineering Research Center for Wheat, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Agronomy College/National Engineering Research Center for Wheat, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
- The National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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Ding X, Zeng J, Huang L, Li X, Song S, Pei Y. Senescence-induced expression of ZmSUT1 in cotton delays leaf senescence while the seed coat-specific expression increases yield. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2019; 38:991-1000. [PMID: 31069498 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-019-02421-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Sink-specific expression of a sucrose transporter protein gene from the C4 plant maize can promote carbohydrate accumulation in target tissues and increase both fiber and seed yield of cotton. Sucrose is the principal form of photosynthetic products transported from source tissue to sink tissue in higher plants. Enhancing the partition of carbohydrate to the target organ is a promising way to improve crop productivity. The C4 plant Zea mays exhibits a substantially higher rate of export of photosynthates than many C3 plants, and its sucrose transporter protein ZmSut1 displays important role in sucrose allocation. To investigate how use of ZmSUT1 gene to increase the fiber and seed yield of cotton, in this study, we expressed the gene in cotton under a senescence-inducible promoter PSAG12 and a seed coat-specific promoter BAN, respectively. We show that senescence-induced expression of ZmSUT1 results in an increase of sugar accumulation in leaves. Although the leaf senescence was postponed in PSAG12::ZmSUT1 cotton, the photosynthetic rate of the leaves was decreased. In contrast, seed coat-specific expression of the gene leads to an increase of sugar accumulation in fibers and bolls, and the leaf of transgenic BAN::ZmSUT1 cotton displayed higher photosynthetic capacity than the wild type. Importantly, both fiber and seed yield of transgenic BAN::ZmSUT1 cotton are significantly enhanced. Our data indicate the potential of enhancing yield of carbohydrate crops by the regulation of sugar partitioning.
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- Xiaoyan Ding
- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, No. 2 Tiansheng Rd., Beibei, Chongqing, 400716, People's Republic of China
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, No. 2 Tiansheng Rd., Beibei, Chongqing, 400716, People's Republic of China
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, No. 2 Tiansheng Rd., Beibei, Chongqing, 400716, People's Republic of China
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, No. 2 Tiansheng Rd., Beibei, Chongqing, 400716, People's Republic of China
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, No. 2 Tiansheng Rd., Beibei, Chongqing, 400716, People's Republic of China
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, No. 2 Tiansheng Rd., Beibei, Chongqing, 400716, People's Republic of China.
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Takenaka S, Weschke W, Brückner B, Murata M, Endo TR. Chromosome Arm Locations of Barley Sucrose Transporter Gene in Transgenic Winter Wheat Lines. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:548. [PMID: 31114602 PMCID: PMC6502970 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Three transgenic HOSUT lines of winter wheat, HOSUT12, HOSUT20, and HOSUT24, each harbor a single copy of the cDNA for the barley sucrose transporter gene HvSUT1 (SUT), which was fused to the barley endosperm-specific Hordein B1 promoter (HO; the HOSUT transgene). Previously, flow cytometry combined with PCR analysis demonstrated that the HOSUT transgene had been integrated into different wheat chromosomes: 7A, 5D, and 4A in HOSUT12, HOSUT20, and HOSUT24, respectively. In order to confirm the chromosomal location of the HOSUT transgene by a cytological approach using wheat aneuploid stocks, we crossed corresponding nullisomic-tetrasomic lines with the three HOSUT lines, namely nullisomic 7A-tetrasomic 7B with HOSUT12, nullisomic 5D-tetrasomic 5B with HOSUT20, and nullisomic 4A-tetrasomic 4B with HOSUT24. We examined the resulting chromosomal constitutions and the presence of the HOSUT transgene in the F2 progeny by means of chromosome banding and PCR. The chromosome banding patterns of the critical chromosomes in the original HOSUT lines showed no difference from those of the corresponding wild type chromosomes. The presence or absence of the critical chromosomes completely corresponded to the presence or absence of the HOSUT transgene in the F2 plants. Investigating telocentric chromosomes occurred in the F2 progeny, which were derived from the respective critical HOSUT chromosomes, we found that the HOSUT transgene was individually integrated on the long arms of chromosomes 4A, 7A, and 5D in the three HOSUT lines. Thus, in this study we verified the chromosomal locations of the transgene, which had previously been determined by flow cytometry, and moreover revealed the chromosome-arm locations of the HOSUT transgene in the HOSUT lines.
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- Shotaro Takenaka
- Department of Plant Life Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ryukoku University, Otsu, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Gatersleben, Germany
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- Department of Breeding Research, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Gatersleben, Germany
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- Faculty of Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Malaysia
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- Department of Plant Life Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ryukoku University, Otsu, Japan
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Ely KS, Burnett AC, Lieberman-Cribbin W, Serbin SP, Rogers A. Spectroscopy can predict key leaf traits associated with source-sink balance and carbon-nitrogen status. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2019; 70:1789-1799. [PMID: 30799496 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Approaches that enable high-throughput, non-destructive measurement of plant traits are essential for programs seeking to improve crop yields through physiological breeding. However, many key traits still require measurement using slow, labor-intensive, and destructive approaches. We investigated the potential to retrieve key traits associated with leaf source-sink balance and carbon-nitrogen status from leaf optical properties. Structural and biochemical traits and leaf reflectance (500-2400 nm) of eight crop species were measured and used to develop predictive 'spectra-trait' models using partial least squares regression. Independent validation data demonstrated that the models achieved very high predictive power for C, N, C:N ratio, leaf mass per area, water content, and protein content (R2>0.85), good predictive capability for starch, sucrose, glucose, and free amino acids (R2=0.58-0.80), and some predictive capability for nitrate (R2=0.51) and fructose (R2=0.44). Our spectra-trait models were developed to cover the trait space associated with food or biofuel crop plants and can therefore be applied in a broad range of phenotyping studies.
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- Kim S Ely
- Environmental & Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
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- Environmental & Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
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- Environmental & Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
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- Environmental & Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
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- Environmental & Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
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Guan Y, Li G, Chu Z, Ru Z, Jiang X, Wen Z, Zhang G, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Wei W. Transcriptome analysis reveals important candidate genes involved in grain-size formation at the stage of grain enlargement in common wheat cultivar "Bainong 4199". PLoS One 2019; 14:e0214149. [PMID: 30908531 PMCID: PMC6433227 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Grain-size is one of the yield components, and the first 14 days after pollination (DAP) is a crucial stage for wheat grain-size formation. To understand the mechanism of grain-size formation at the whole gene expression level and to identify the candidate genes related to grain pattern formation, cDNA libraries from immature grains of 5 DAP and 14 DAP were constructed. According to transcriptome analysis, a total of 12,555 new genes and 9,358 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were obtained. In DEGs, 2,876, 3,357 and 3,125 genes were located on A, B and D subgenome respectively. 9,937 (79.15%) new genes and 9,059 (96.80%) DEGs were successfully annotated. For DEGs, 4,453 were up-regulated and 4,905 were down-regulated at 14 DAP. The Gene Ontology (GO) database indicated that most of the grain-size-related genes were in the same cluster. The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) database analysis showed that 130, 129 and 20 DEGs were respectively involved in starch and sucrose metabolism, plant hormone signal transduction and ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis. Expression levels of 8 randomly selected genes were confirmed by qRT-PCR, which was consistent with the transcriptome data. The present database will help us understand the molecular mechanisms underlying early grain development and provide the foundation for increasing grain-size and yield in wheat breeding programs.
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- Yuanyuan Guan
- College of Life Science and Technology, Henan Institute of Science and Technology / Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Biological Breeding, Henan Province, Xinxiang, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Henan Institute of Science and Technology / Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Biological Breeding, Henan Province, Xinxiang, China
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- Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, Xinyang, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Henan Institute of Science and Technology / Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Biological Breeding, Henan Province, Xinxiang, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Henan Institute of Science and Technology / Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Biological Breeding, Henan Province, Xinxiang, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Henan Institute of Science and Technology / Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Biological Breeding, Henan Province, Xinxiang, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Henan Institute of Science and Technology / Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Biological Breeding, Henan Province, Xinxiang, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Henan Institute of Science and Technology / Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Biological Breeding, Henan Province, Xinxiang, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Henan Institute of Science and Technology / Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Biological Breeding, Henan Province, Xinxiang, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Henan Institute of Science and Technology / Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Biological Breeding, Henan Province, Xinxiang, China
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Genetic Modification for Wheat Improvement: From Transgenesis to Genome Editing. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 2019:6216304. [PMID: 30956982 PMCID: PMC6431451 DOI: 10.1155/2019/6216304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Revised: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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To feed the growing human population, global wheat yields should increase to approximately 5 tonnes per ha from the current 3.3 tonnes by 2050. To reach this goal, existing breeding practices must be complemented with new techniques built upon recent gains from wheat genome sequencing, and the accumulated knowledge of genetic determinants underlying the agricultural traits responsible for crop yield and quality. In this review we primarily focus on the tools and techniques available for accessing gene functions which lead to clear phenotypes in wheat. We provide a view of the development of wheat transformation techniques from a historical perspective, and summarize how techniques have been adapted to obtain gain-of-function phenotypes by gene overexpression, loss-of-function phenotypes by expressing antisense RNAs (RNA interference or RNAi), and most recently the manipulation of gene structure and expression using site-specific nucleases, such as CRISPR/Cas9, for genome editing. The review summarizes recent successes in the application of wheat genetic manipulation to increase yield, improve nutritional and health-promoting qualities in wheat, and enhance the crop's resistance to various biotic and abiotic stresses.
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Éva C, Oszvald M, Tamás L. Current and possible approaches for improving photosynthetic efficiency. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 280:433-440. [PMID: 30824023 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2018] [Revised: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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One of the most important tasks laying ahead today's biotechnology is to improve crop productivity with the aim of meeting increased food and energy demands of humankind. Plant productivity depends on many genetic factors, including life cycle, harvest index, stress tolerance and photosynthetic activity. Many approaches were already tested or suggested to improve either. Limitations of photosynthesis have also been uncovered and efforts been taken to increase its efficiency. Examples include decreasing photosynthetic antennae size, increasing the photosynthetically available light spectrum, countering oxygenase activity of Rubisco by implementing C4 photosynthesis to C3 plants and altering source to sink transport of metabolites. A natural and effective photosynthetic adaptation, the sugar alcohol metabolism got however remarkably little attention in the last years, despite being comparably efficient as C4, and can be considered easier to introduce to new species. We also propose root to shoot carbon-dioxide transport as a means to improve photosynthetic performance and drought tolerance at the same time. Different suggestions and successful examples are covered here for improving plant photosynthesis as well as novel perspectives are presented for future research.
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- Csaba Éva
- Applied Genomics Department, Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvásár 2462, Hungary.
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- Plant Biology and Crop Science, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Plant Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest 1117, Hungary
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Patzke K, Prananingrum P, Klemens PAW, Trentmann O, Rodrigues CM, Keller I, Fernie AR, Geigenberger P, Bölter B, Lehmann M, Schmitz-Esser S, Pommerrenig B, Haferkamp I, Neuhaus HE. The Plastidic Sugar Transporter pSuT Influences Flowering and Affects Cold Responses. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 179:569-587. [PMID: 30482788 PMCID: PMC6426421 DOI: 10.1104/pp.18.01036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Sucrose (Suc) is one of the most important types of sugars in plants, serving inter alia as a long-distance transport molecule, a carbon and energy storage compound, an osmotically active solute, and fuel for many anabolic reactions. Suc biosynthesis and degradation pathways are well known; however, the regulation of Suc intracellular distribution is poorly understood. In particular, the cellular function of chloroplast Suc reserves and the transporters involved in accumulating these substantial Suc levels remain uncharacterized. Here, we characterize the plastidic sugar transporter (pSuT) in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), which belongs to a subfamily of the monosaccharide transporter-like family. Transport analyses with yeast cells expressing a truncated, vacuole-targeted version of pSuT indicate that both glucose and Suc act as substrates, and nonaqueous fractionation supports a role for pSuT in Suc export from the chloroplast. The latter process is required for a correct transition from vegetative to reproductive growth and influences inflorescence architecture. Moreover, pSuT activity affects freezing-induced electrolyte release. These data further underline the central function of the chloroplast for plant development and the modulation of stress tolerance.
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- Kathrin Patzke
- Plant Physiology, University of Kaiserslautern, D-67653 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Plant Physiology, University of Kaiserslautern, D-67653 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Plant Physiology, University of Kaiserslautern, D-67653 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Plant Physiology, University of Kaiserslautern, D-67653 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Max Planck Institut for Molecular Plant Physiology, Wissenschaftspark Golm, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Biocenter, Department II, D-82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Biocenter, Department II, D-82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Biocenter, Department II, D-82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Plant Physiology, University of Kaiserslautern, D-67653 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Plant Physiology, University of Kaiserslautern, D-67653 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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De la Fuente Cantó C, Russell J, Hackett CA, Booth A, Dancey S, George TS, Waugh R. Genetic dissection of quantitative and qualitative traits using a minimum set of barley Recombinant Chromosome Substitution Lines. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 18:340. [PMID: 30526499 PMCID: PMC6286510 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-018-1527-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Exploring the natural occurring genetic variation of the wild barley genepool has become a major target of barley crop breeding programmes aiming to increase crop productivity and sustainability in global climate change scenarios. However this diversity remains unexploited and effective approaches are required to investigate the benefits that unadapted genomes could bring to crop improved resilience. In the present study, a set of Recombinant Chromosome Substitution Lines (RCSLs) derived from an elite barley cultivar 'Harrington' as the recurrent parent, and a wild barley accession from the Fertile Crescent 'Caesarea 26-24', as the donor parent (Matus et al. Genome 46:1010-23, 2003) have been utilised in field and controlled conditions to examine the contribution of wild barley genome as a source of novel allelic variation for the cultivated barley genepool. METHODS Twenty-eight RCSLs which were selected to represent the entire genome of the wild barley accession, were genotyped using the 9 K iSelect SNP markers (Comadran et al. Nat Genet 44:1388-92, 2012) and phenotyped for a range of morphological, developmental and agronomic traits in 2 years using a rain-out shelter with four replicates and three water treatments. Data were analysed for marker traits associations using a mixed model approach. RESULTS We identified lines that differ significantly from the elite parent for both qualitative and quantitative traits across growing seasons and water regimes. The detailed genotypic characterisation of the lines for over 1800 polymorphic SNP markers and the design of a mixed model analysis identified chromosomal regions associated with yield related traits where the wild barley allele had a positive response increasing grain weight and size. In addition, variation for qualitative characters, such as the presence of cuticle waxes on the developing spikes, was associated with the wild barley introgressions. Despite the coarse location of the QTLs, interesting candidate genes for the major marker-trait associations were identified using the recently released barley genome assembly. CONCLUSION This study has highlighted the role of exotic germplasm to contribute novel allelic variation by using an optimised experimental approach focused on an exotic genetic library. The results obtained constitute a step forward to the development of more tolerant and resilient varieties.
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA UK
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA UK
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA UK
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA UK
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Fahy B, Siddiqui H, David LC, Powers SJ, Borrill P, Uauy C, Smith AM. Final grain weight is not limited by the activity of key starch-synthesising enzymes during grain filling in wheat. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2018; 69:5461-5475. [PMID: 30165455 PMCID: PMC6255701 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Since starch is by far the major component of the mature wheat grain, it has been assumed that variation in the capacity for starch synthesis during grain filling can influence final grain weight. We investigated this assumption by studying a total of 54 wheat genotypes including elite varieties and landraces that were grown in two successive years in fields in the east of England. The weight, water content, sugars, starch, and maximum catalytic activities of two enzymes of starch biosynthesis, ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase and soluble starch synthase, were measured during grain filling. The relationships between these variables and the weights and starch contents of mature grains were analysed. Final grain weight showed few or no significant correlations with enzyme activities, sugar levels, or starch content during grain filling, or with starch content at maturity. We conclude that neither sugar availability nor enzymatic capacity for starch synthesis during grain filling significantly influenced final grain weight in our field conditions. We suggest that final grain weight may be largely determined by developmental processes prior to grain filling. Starch accumulation then fills the grain to a physical limit set by developmental processes. This conclusion is in accord with those from previous studies in which source or sink strength has been artificially manipulated.
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- Brendan Fahy
- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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Botticella E, Sestili F, Sparla F, Moscatello S, Marri L, Cuesta‐Seijo JA, Falini G, Battistelli A, Trost P, Lafiandra D. Combining mutations at genes encoding key enzymes involved in starch synthesis affects the amylose content, carbohydrate allocation and hardness in the wheat grain. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2018; 16:1723-1734. [PMID: 29499105 PMCID: PMC6131419 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Revised: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Modifications to the composition of starch, the major component of wheat flour, can have a profound effect on the nutritional and technological characteristics of the flour's end products. The starch synthesized in the grain of conventional wheats (Triticum aestivum) is a 3:1 mixture of the two polysaccharides amylopectin and amylose. Altering the activity of certain key starch synthesis enzymes (GBSSI, SSIIa and SBEIIa) has succeeded in generating starches containing a different polysaccharide ratio. Here, mutagenesis, followed by a conventional marker-assisted breeding exercise, has been used to generate three mutant lines that produce starch with an amylose contents of 0%, 46% and 79%. The direct and pleiotropic effects of the multiple mutation lines were identified at both the biochemical and molecular levels. Both the structure and composition of the starch were materially altered, changes which affected the functionality of the starch. An analysis of sugar and nonstarch polysaccharide content in the endosperm suggested an impact of the mutations on the carbon allocation process, suggesting the existence of cross-talk between the starch and carbohydrate synthesis pathways.
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- Department of Agriculture and Forestry ScienceUniversity of TusciaViterboItaly
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology FABITUniversity of BolognaBolognaItaly
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- National Research Council CNR‐Istituto di Biologia Agroambientale e ForestalePoranoTerniItaly
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- Carlsberg Research LaboratoryCopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Chemistry ‘G. Ciamician’University of BolognaBolognaItaly
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- National Research Council CNR‐Istituto di Biologia Agroambientale e ForestalePoranoTerniItaly
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology FABITUniversity of BolognaBolognaItaly
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- Department of Agriculture and Forestry ScienceUniversity of TusciaViterboItaly
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Aguirre M, Kiegle E, Leo G, Ezquer I. Carbohydrate reserves and seed development: an overview. PLANT REPRODUCTION 2018; 31:263-290. [PMID: 29728792 DOI: 10.1007/s00497-018-0336-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Seeds are one of the most important food sources, providing humans and animals with essential nutrients. These nutrients include carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins and minerals. Carbohydrates are one of the main energy sources for both plant and animal cells and play a fundamental role in seed development, human nutrition and the food industry. Many studies have focused on the molecular pathways that control carbohydrate flow during seed development in monocot and dicot species. For this reason, an overview of seed biodiversity focused on the multiple metabolic and physiological mechanisms that govern seed carbohydrate storage function in the plant kingdom is required. A large number of mutants affecting carbohydrate metabolism, which display defective seed development, are currently available for many plant species. The physiological, biochemical and biomolecular study of such mutants has led researchers to understand better how metabolism of carbohydrates works in plants and the critical role that these carbohydrates, and especially starch, play during seed development. In this review, we summarize and analyze the newest findings related to carbohydrate metabolism's effects on seed development, pointing out key regulatory genes and enzymes that influence seed sugar import and metabolism. Our review also aims to provide guidelines for future research in the field and in this way to assist seed quality optimization by targeted genetic engineering and classical breeding programs.
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- Manuel Aguirre
- Dipartimento di BioScienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133, Milan, Italy
- FNWI, University of Amsterdam, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Dipartimento di BioScienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di BioScienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di BioScienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133, Milan, Italy.
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Hanson AD, Amthor JS, Sun J, Niehaus TD, Gregory JF, Bruner SD, Ding Y. Redesigning thiamin synthesis: Prospects and potential payoffs. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 273:92-99. [PMID: 29907313 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2017] [Revised: 01/24/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Thiamin is essential for plant growth but is short-lived in vivo and energetically very costly to produce - a combination that makes thiamin biosynthesis a prime target for improvement by redesign. Thiamin consists of thiazole and pyrimidine moieties. Its high biosynthetic cost stems from use of the suicide enzyme THI4 to form the thiazole and the near-suicide enzyme THIC to form the pyrimidine. These energetic costs lower biomass yield potential and are likely compounded by environmental stresses that destroy thiamin and hence increase the rate at which it must be made. The energy costs could be slashed by refactoring the thiamin biosynthesis pathway to eliminate the suicidal THI4 and THIC reactions. To substantiate this design concept, we first document the energetic costs of the THI4 and THIC steps in the pathway and explain how cutting these costs could substantially increase crop biomass and grain yields. We then show that a refactored pathway must produce thiamin itself rather than a stripped-down analog because the thiamin molecule cannot be simplified without losing biological activity. Lastly, we consider possible energy-efficient alternatives to the inefficient natural THI4- and THIC-mediated steps.
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- Andrew D Hanson
- Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
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- Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Chemistry Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Ainsworth EA, Lemonnier P. Phloem function: a key to understanding and manipulating plant responses to rising atmospheric [CO 2]? CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 43:50-56. [PMID: 29329037 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2017.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Revised: 12/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/10/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration ([CO2]) directly stimulates photosynthesis and reduces stomatal conductance in C3 plants. Both of these physiological effects have the potential to alter phloem function at elevated [CO2]. Recent research has clearly established that photosynthetic capacity is correlated to vascular traits associated with phloem loading and water transport, but the effects of elevated [CO2] on these relationships are largely unexplored. Plants also employ different strategies for loading sucrose and other sugars into the phloem, and there is potential for species with different phloem loading strategies to respond differently to elevated [CO2]. Recent research manipulating sucrose transporters and other key enzymes with roles in phloem loading show promise for maximizing crop performance in an elevated [CO2] world.
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- Elizabeth A Ainsworth
- USDA ARS Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit, 1201 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Department of Plant Biology and Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign, USA.
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- USDA ARS Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit, 1201 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Department of Plant Biology and Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign, USA
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Kumar R, Mukherjee S, Ayele BT. Molecular aspects of sucrose transport and its metabolism to starch during seed development in wheat: A comprehensive review. Biotechnol Adv 2018; 36:954-967. [PMID: 29499342 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2018.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2017] [Revised: 01/27/2018] [Accepted: 02/24/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Wheat is one of the most important crops globally, and its grain is mainly used for human food, accounting for 20% of the total dietary calories. It is also used as animal feed and as a raw material for a variety of non-food and non-feed industrial products such as a feedstock for the production of bioethanol. Starch is the major constituent of a wheat grain, as a result, it is considered as a critical determinant of wheat yield and quality. The amount and composition of starch deposited in wheat grains is controlled primarily by sucrose transport from source tissues to the grain and its conversion to starch. Therefore, elucidation of the molecular mechanisms regulating these physiological processes provides important opportunities to improve wheat starch yield and quality through biotechnological approaches. This review comprehensively discusses the current understanding of the molecular aspects of sucrose transport and sucrose-to-starch metabolism in wheat grains. It also highlights the advances and prospects of starch biotechnology in wheat.
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- Rohit Kumar
- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, 222 Agriculture Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, 222 Agriculture Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, 222 Agriculture Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada.
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Weichert H, Högy P, Mora-Ramirez I, Fuchs J, Eggert K, Koehler P, Weschke W, Fangmeier A, Weber H. Grain yield and quality responses of wheat expressing a barley sucrose transporter to combined climate change factors. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2017; 68:5511-5525. [PMID: 29069444 PMCID: PMC5853912 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erx366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Accepted: 09/28/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Crop yield stability must be ensured under future climate conditions such as elevated CO2 and high temperatures. We tested 'HOSUT', a winter wheat line expressing a grain-targeted sucrose transporter of barley in response to combinations of CO2 enrichment, a heat wave, and high nitrogen fertilization. Compared with wild-type Certo, HOSUT had a superior performance for grain yield, aboveground biomass, and ears per plant, obviously due to transgene activity in developing grains and young vegetative sinks. HOSUT grains were larger and contained more endosperm cells. HOSUT and high CO2 effects similarly improved phenological and yield-related traits. Significant HOSUT-CO2 interactions for biomass of stems, ears, grain yield, nitrogen yield, and grain number revealed that Certo was promoted by CO2 enrichment, whereas HOSUT responded weakly. CO2 enrichment strongly reduced and HOSUT effects weakly reduced grain nitrogen, storage proteins, and free amino acids. In contrast to CO2 enrichment, HOSUT effects did not impair grain micronutrient concentrations. Significant HOSUT-nitrogen fertilization interactions for ear biomass, grain yield, grain number per plant, and harvest index indicated that HOSUT benefited more from additional nitrogen. The heat wave decreased aboveground and ear biomass, grain yield, harvest index, grain size, and starch and water use, but increased grain sucrose concentration.
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- Heiko Weichert
- Leibniz Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung, D-06466 Gatersleben, Germany
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- University of Hohenheim, Institute of Landscape and Plant Ecology, Department of Plant Ecology and Ecotoxicology, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Leibniz Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung, D-06466 Gatersleben, Germany
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- Leibniz Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung, D-06466 Gatersleben, Germany
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- Leibniz Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung, D-06466 Gatersleben, Germany
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- Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Lebensmittelchemie; Leibniz Institut, Lise-Meitner-Straße 34, D-85353 Freising, Germany
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- Leibniz Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung, D-06466 Gatersleben, Germany
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- University of Hohenheim, Institute of Landscape and Plant Ecology, Department of Plant Ecology and Ecotoxicology, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Leibniz Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung, D-06466 Gatersleben, Germany
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Radchuk V, Riewe D, Peukert M, Matros A, Strickert M, Radchuk R, Weier D, Steinbiß HH, Sreenivasulu N, Weschke W, Weber H. Down-regulation of the sucrose transporters HvSUT1 and HvSUT2 affects sucrose homeostasis along its delivery path in barley grains. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2017; 68:4595-4612. [PMID: 28981782 PMCID: PMC5853522 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erx266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/03/2017] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Sucrose transport and partitioning are crucial for seed filling. While many plasma-membrane-localised sucrose transporters (SUT1 family members) have been analysed in seeds, the functions of vacuolar SUT2 members are still obscure. In barley grains, expression of HvSUT1 and HvSUT2 overlap temporally and spatially, suggesting concerted functions to regulate sucrose homeostasis. Using HvSUT2-RNAi plants, we found that grains were also deficient in HvSUT1 expression and seemingly sucrose-limited during mid-to-late grain filling. Transgenic endosperms accumulated less starch and dry weight, although overall sucrose and hexose contents were higher. Comprehensive transcript and metabolite profiling revealed that genes related to glycolysis, the tricarboxylic acid cycle, starch and amino acid synthesis, grain maturation, and abscisic acid signalling were down-regulated together with most glycolytic intermediates and amino acids. Sucrose was increased along the sucrose delivery route in the nucellar projection, the endosperm transfer cells, and the starchy endosperm, indicating that suppressed transporter activity diminished sucrose efflux from vacuoles, which generated sugar deficiency in the cytoplasm. Thus, endosperm vacuoles may buffer sucrose concentrations to regulate homeostasis at grain filling. Transcriptional changes revealed that limited endosperm sucrose initiated sugar starvation responses, such as sugar recycling from starch, hemicelluloses and celluloses together with vacuolar protein degradation, thereby supporting formation of nucleotide sugars. Barley endosperm cells can thus suppress certain pathways to retrieve resources to maintain essential cell functions.
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- Volodymyr Radchuk
- Leibniz Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung, Stadt Seeland OT Gatersleben, Germany
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- Leibniz Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung, Stadt Seeland OT Gatersleben, Germany
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- Leibniz Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung, Stadt Seeland OT Gatersleben, Germany
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- Leibniz Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung, Stadt Seeland OT Gatersleben, Germany
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- Computational Intelligence—FB12 Informatik, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
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- Leibniz Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung, Stadt Seeland OT Gatersleben, Germany
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- Leibniz Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung, Stadt Seeland OT Gatersleben, Germany
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- Leibniz Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung, Stadt Seeland OT Gatersleben, Germany
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- Leibniz Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung, Stadt Seeland OT Gatersleben, Germany
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- Leibniz Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung, Stadt Seeland OT Gatersleben, Germany
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Paul MJ, Oszvald M, Jesus C, Rajulu C, Griffiths CA. Increasing crop yield and resilience with trehalose 6-phosphate: targeting a feast-famine mechanism in cereals for better source-sink optimization. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2017; 68:4455-4462. [PMID: 28981769 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erx083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Food security is a pressing global issue. New approaches are required to break through a yield ceiling that has developed in recent years for the major crops. As important as increasing yield potential is the protection of yield from abiotic stresses in an increasingly variable and unpredictable climate. Current strategies to improve yield include conventional breeding, marker-assisted breeding, quantitative trait loci (QTLs), mutagenesis, creation of hybrids, genetic modification (GM), emerging genome-editing technologies, and chemical approaches. A regulatory mechanism amenable to three of these approaches has great promise for large yield improvements. Trehalose 6-phosphate (T6P) synthesized in the low-flux trehalose biosynthetic pathway signals the availability of sucrose in plant cells as part of a whole-plant sucrose homeostatic mechanism. Modifying T6P content by GM, marker-assisted selection, and novel chemistry has improved yield in three major cereals under a range of water availabilities from severe drought through to flooding. Yield improvements have been achieved by altering carbon allocation and how carbon is used. Targeting T6P both temporally and spatially offers great promise for large yield improvements in productive (up to 20%) and marginal environments (up to 120%). This opinion paper highlights this important breakthrough in fundamental science for crop improvement.
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- Matthew J Paul
- Plant Biology and Crop Science, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK
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- Plant Biology and Crop Science, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK
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- Plant Biology and Crop Science, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK
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- Plant Biology and Crop Science, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK
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- Plant Biology and Crop Science, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK
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Nadolska-Orczyk A, Rajchel IK, Orczyk W, Gasparis S. Major genes determining yield-related traits in wheat and barley. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2017; 130:1081-1098. [PMID: 28314933 PMCID: PMC5440550 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-017-2880-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2016] [Accepted: 02/17/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Current development of advanced biotechnology tools allows us to characterize the role of key genes in plant productivity. The implementation of this knowledge in breeding strategies might accelerate the progress in obtaining high-yielding cultivars. The achievements of the Green Revolution were based on a specific plant ideotype, determined by a single gene involved in gibberellin signaling or metabolism. Compared with the 1950s, an enormous increase in our knowledge about the biological basis of plant productivity has opened new avenues for novel breeding strategies. The large and complex genomes of diploid barley and hexaploid wheat represent a great challenge, but they also offer a large reservoir of genes that can be targeted for breeding. We summarize examples of productivity-related genes/mutants in wheat and barley, identified or characterized by means of modern biology. The genes are classified functionally into several groups, including the following: (1) transcription factors, regulating spike development, which mainly affect grain number; (2) genes involved in metabolism or signaling of growth regulators-cytokinins, gibberellins, and brassinosteroids-which control plant architecture and in consequence stem hardiness and grain yield; (3) genes determining cell division and proliferation mainly impacting grain size; (4) floral regulators influencing inflorescence architecture and in consequence seed number; and (5) genes involved in carbohydrate metabolism having an impact on plant architecture and grain yield. The implementation of selected genes in breeding programs is discussed, considering specific genotypes, agronomic and climate conditions, and taking into account that many of the genes are members of multigene families.
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- Anna Nadolska-Orczyk
- Department of Functional Genomics, Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute - National Research Institute, Radzikow, 05-870, Blonie, Poland.
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- Department of Functional Genomics, Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute - National Research Institute, Radzikow, 05-870, Blonie, Poland
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute - National Research Institute, Radzikow, 05-870, Blonie, Poland
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- Department of Functional Genomics, Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute - National Research Institute, Radzikow, 05-870, Blonie, Poland
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Cai Y, Tu W, Zu Y, Yan J, Xu Z, Lu J, Zhang Y. Overexpression of a Grapevine Sucrose Transporter (VvSUC27) in Tobacco Improves Plant Growth Rate in the Presence of Sucrose In vitro. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1069. [PMID: 28676814 PMCID: PMC5476780 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2017] [Accepted: 06/02/2017] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The import of sugar from source leaves and it further accumulation in grape berries are considerably high during ripening, and this process is mediated via sucrose transporters. In this study, a grape sucrose transporter (SUT) gene, VvSUC27, located at the plasma membrane, was transferred to tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum). The transformants were more sensitive to sucrose and showed more rapid development, especially roots, when cultured on MS agar medium containing sucrose, considering that the shoot/root dry weight ratio was only half that of the control. Moreover, all transformed plants exhibited light-colored leaves throughout their development, which indicated chlorosis and an associated reduction in photosynthesis. The total sugar content in the roots and stems of transformants was higher than that in control plants. No significant difference was observed in the leaves between the transformants and control plants. The levels of growth-promoting hormones were increased, and those of stress-mediating hormones were reduced in transgenic tobacco plants. The qRT-PCR analysis revealed that the expression of VvSUC27 was 1,000 times higher than that of the autologous tobacco sucrose transporter, which suggested that the markedly increased growth rate of transformants was because of the heterogeneously expressed gene. The transgenic tobacco plants showed resistance to abiotic stresses. Strikingly, the overexpression of VvSUC27 leaded to the up regulation of most reactive oxygen species scavengers and abscisic acid-related genes that might enable transgenic plants to overcome abiotic stress. Taken together, these results revealed an important role of VvSUC27 in plant growth and response to abiotic stresses, especially in the presence of sucrose in vitro.
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- Yumeng Cai
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
- Center for Viticulture and Enology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
- *Correspondence: Yali Zhang
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Burnett AC, Rogers A, Rees M, Osborne CP. Carbon source-sink limitations differ between two species with contrasting growth strategies. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2016; 39:2460-2472. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2016] [Revised: 07/02/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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- Angela C. Burnett
- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences; University of Sheffield; Sheffield S10 2TN UK
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- Environmental and Climate Sciences Department; Brookhaven National Laboratory; Upton NY 11973 USA
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- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences; University of Sheffield; Sheffield S10 2TN UK
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- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences; University of Sheffield; Sheffield S10 2TN UK
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